Disciples of Ramana Maharshi

Gummuluru Murthy gmurthy at MORGAN.UCS.MUN.CA
Wed Oct 23 05:17:23 CDT 1996


On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Rushikesh K. Joshi wrote:

> Greetings,
> I am a newcomer to this list. A researcher at the Dept of
> Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
> My name is Rushikesh K. Joshi.
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>
> Someone said:
>
> > Can anyone here prove that they are NOT Self-realized?
>
> Can you say what is "Self-realized" ?
> Once that is known, I may work on the proof that is asked for.
>
> - joshi
>

My understanding is:

Self-Realization is the removal of the veil of ignorance (with
which we are all covered) so that we recognize what we are,
the non-dual, ever-contented Self so that we see Paramaatma
in everything.

Regards
Gummuluru Murthy
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What did not exist at the beginning and what is not going to exist at the
 end is as good as non-existent even in the present.
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